Honda to close UK factory

[Whorty]

Swindon is a tulip hole already .... the loss of these jobs won't improve the situation

Project Fear ....

[Old Greg]

Can't put a price on sovereignty.

[AtW]

He did say the heavily subsidised industries would suffer. So, remember next time you buy a car made in the UK/EU you are paying a tax to keep those industries in the UK. You are also likely paying a tax to encourage them not to relocate to a cheaper part of the EU. Good news is cars should be cheaper to buy.

We've got second nomination to CUK Cretin of the Year 2019!

[AtW]

Them evil diesel cars pollute the environment, and them kids driving cheap Civic Type-Rs

[WTFH]

Swindon is a tulip hole already .... the loss of these jobs won't improve the situation

Project Fear ....

There'll be room for more cycle lanes now. That will keep some people happy.

[Old Greg]

According to Sky

Sources said that Honda was likely to relocate the manufacturing capability at Swindon to its home market of Japan.

The ability to guarantee tariff-free exports to the EU is understood to have been among the factors persuading the company of the merits of its decision.

Clever old Japan with its FTA with EU.

[AtW]

Clever old Japan with its FTA with EU.

Who cares? The future is in services anyway, taxes from the City will pay for nice reduction in income tax rates!

Oh wait...

[AtW]

There'll be room for horse lanes now. That will keep some people happy.

FTFY

[Old Greg]

FTFY

Horses don't last long.



That's Spuddy on the left, scavenging for the Officers' sarnies. MF took his last bottles of Buckie for the sledge.

[Mordac]

Workers from legacy manufacturing sectors will retrain in the careers of the future, like jam-making.

You'd put the WI out of work would you? Bastard...